Summary by Electoral Districts., TABLE IV.—Showing the Religions of Persons, Males and Females, living in each Electoral District.
| Religious Denominations. |
Total of Electoral Districts. |
Ararat. |
Avoca. |
Ballarat East. |
Ballarat West. |
Barwon. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL |
858,549 |
449,173 |
409,376 |
6,393 |
3,477 |
2,916 |
21,732 |
12,512 |
9,220 |
18,558 |
9,555 |
9,003 |
32,140 |
16,337 |
15,803 |
10,197 |
5,220 |
4,977 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians (not otherwise defined) |
299,036 |
157,471 |
141,565 |
2,381 |
1,255 |
1,126 |
8,177 |
4,687 |
3,490 |
5,390 |
2,809 |
2,581 |
9,882 |
5,015 |
4,867 |
3,623 |
1,898 |
1,725 |
| Free Church of England |
110 |
38 |
72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
11,372 |
6,290 |
5,082 |
36 |
20 |
16 |
267 |
147 |
120 |
138 |
77 |
61 |
160 |
92 |
68 |
93 |
47 |
46 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
37,147 |
19,068 |
18,079 |
458 |
215 |
243 |
932 |
497 |
435 |
832 |
400 |
432 |
1,996 |
948 |
1,048 |
234 |
109 |
125 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
88,854 |
46,358 |
42,496 |
543 |
341 |
202 |
2,359 |
1,359 |
1,000 |
1,057 |
515 |
542 |
2,673 |
1,387 |
1,286 |
956 |
474 |
482 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
2,801 |
1,397 |
1,404 |
10 |
|
10 |
61 |
23 |
38 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
41 |
26 |
15 |
29 |
15 |
14 |
| Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
2,931 |
1,398 |
1,533 |
160 |
30 |
130 |
49 |
39 |
10 |
3 |
|
3 |
33 |
23 |
10 |
52 |
24 |
28 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
114 |
55 |
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Synod of Victoria |
42 |
7 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Presbyterians |
438 |
229 |
209 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
22 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
1,625 |
829 |
796 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
138 |
62 |
76 |
68 |
43 |
25 |
|
|
|
| New Connection Methodists |
159 |
69 |
90 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Primitive Methodists |
8,707 |
4,364 |
4,343 |
2 |
2 |
|
136 |
81 |
55 |
144 |
70 |
74 |
533 |
279 |
254 |
67 |
32 |
35 |
| Wesleyan Methodists |
97,076 |
48,451 |
48,625 |
588 |
292 |
296 |
3,368 |
1,795 |
1,573 |
3,568 |
1,747 |
1,821 |
5,867 |
2,852 |
3,015 |
2,091 |
1,045 |
1,046 |
| Other Methodists |
775 |
342 |
433 |
|
|
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
68 |
16 |
52 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents or Congregationalists |
19,846 |
9,831 |
10,015 |
41 |
25 |
16 |
354 |
204 |
150 |
208 |
103 |
105 |
965 |
458 |
507 |
69 |
33 |
36 |
| Baptists |
20,357 |
9,686 |
10,671 |
85 |
40 |
45 |
234 |
128 |
106 |
277 |
118 |
159 |
1,064 |
483 |
581 |
167 |
76 |
91 |
| Bible Christians |
6,658 |
3,278 |
3,380 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
52 |
29 |
23 |
274 |
129 |
145 |
622 |
310 |
312 |
160 |
79 |
81 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
4,859 |
2,301 |
2,558 |
2 |
2 |
|
238 |
120 |
118 |
127 |
63 |
64 |
145 |
71 |
74 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
11,054 |
7,192 |
3,862 |
53 |
41 |
12 |
183 |
158 |
25 |
226 |
126 |
100 |
250 |
163 |
87 |
392 |
218 |
174 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
172 |
86 |
86 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Calvinists, Calvinistic Methodists |
711 |
420 |
291 |
2 |
2 |
|
26 |
18 |
8 |
44 |
27 |
17 |
118 |
66 |
52 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
| Society of Friends |
281 |
181 |
100 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Unitarians |
941 |
601 |
340 |
2 |
2 |
|
24 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
|
1 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Other Protestants |
1,085 |
603 |
482 |
2 |
2 |
|
22 |
18 |
4 |
14 |
5 |
9 |
28 |
12 |
16 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| Catholics— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roman Catholics |
196,693 |
97,041 |
99,652 |
1,349 |
677 |
672 |
3,816 |
2,047 |
1,769 |
5,103 |
2,570 |
2,533 |
5,874 |
2,775 |
3,099 |
1,880 |
927 |
953 |
| Catholics (not otherwise defined) |
6,263 |
3,099 |
3,164 |
49 |
21 |
28 |
86 |
49 |
37 |
55 |
30 |
25 |
204 |
99 |
105 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
| Greek Church |
103 |
95 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Other Sects— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic and Apostolic Church |
383 |
179 |
204 |
|
|
|
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
41 |
22 |
19 |
|
|
|
| Israelites and Christian Israelites |
238 |
124 |
114 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
13 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Latter-day Saints or Mormons |
15 |
13 |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| New Church (Swedenborgians) |
291 |
139 |
152 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Spiritists and Spiritualists |
853 |
434 |
419 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
30 |
16 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Jews |
4,330 |
2,396 |
1,934 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
6 |
234 |
111 |
123 |
122 |
70 |
52 |
22 |
14 |
8 |
| Mahometans |
89 |
88 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pagans |
11,150 |
11,113 |
37 |
334 |
333 |
1 |
591 |
591 |
|
402 |
401 |
1 |
702 |
702 |
|
16 |
16 |
|
| Other Sects |
349 |
194 |
155 |
|
|
|
9 |
9 |
|
7 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
|
|
|
| No Denomination |
4,969 |
3,365 |
1,604 |
18 |
16 |
2 |
124 |
87 |
37 |
57 |
32 |
25 |
137 |
101 |
36 |
30 |
18 |
12 |
| No Religion |
2,599 |
1,988 |
611 |
15 |
9 |
6 |
87 |
64 |
23 |
25 |
16 |
9 |
71 |
55 |
16 |
19 |
12 |
7 |
| Unspecified |
4,487 |
2,649 |
1,838 |
188 |
98 |
90 |
165 |
97 |
68 |
53 |
34 |
19 |
139 |
58 |
81 |
107 |
71 |
36 |
| Objecting to state their religion from conscientious scruples |
8,586 |
5,711 |
2,875 |
34 |
26 |
8 |
288 |
195 |
93 |
115 |
77 |
38 |
248 |
160 |
88 |
115 |
69 |
46 |